Beam head



Aug. 21,1923.

F. MOSSBERG BEA'M HEAD Filed Nov. 28 1921 FRANK, MOSSBER-G, orerrnnnono, raassacnusnrrs; essrenon (r0 nossnnne;

-.'arrr.neono, ivgnssncewsnrrs, A 'conronnrnn'ssnnsrnnn CORPORATION, or1 'TIoN or MASSACHUSETTS.

Brine-r HEAD.

Application filed November 28, 1921. seriaino. 512,223.

To aZlw/wmezft may concern: 1 Be it known that I, FRANIC MOSSBERG, a

citizen of' the United States, residing-at Attleboro, in the county ofBristoland State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Beam Heads,

of which the following is a specification- This invention'relates to animprovement --in the construction of beameheadsby which the headis'adaptedto be, adjustahly connected'toia beamon which yarn orlothermaterial maybe wound, and the object of thisinvention is to provide ahead for beams of this character which is preferably constructed ofsheet metal andiwhich ,istpro vided with a head member adapted tosupport the head plate and also. to be readily contracted to bind thehead in adjusted position, upon the beam.

attach the ends of the hub sections to the face of the head-platebywelding instead of riveting thereby eliminating the neces-f sityofhaving rivet-heads on the 1111181, face of the head-plate, which arefound in prac-. tice to work loose and engage and injureithe yarn andare consideredobjectionable.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as will be more fully de scribed, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 1s a slde elevation illustrating, a pair of my improvedbeam-headsas applied to the ends of a beam.

Figure 2 is a face view of my improved beam-head.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2, showing my improved meansfor adjustably securing the middle portions of the hub sections to theplate. V

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing one of the lugs employed insecuringthe plate by a welding operation.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the hub sections detached.

With reference to the drawings, 10 desig; nates the usual body portionof a warp beam, which in this particular case 1s usually constructed ofwood'but which, of course,

may be made of any suitable material.

v ln the making of beams of this character the head members 11 -tion ofthe beam A further object of the invention: is to" are preferably soconstructed that: they may be adjusted-long tudinally along the lengt'hof the'body porworking length. 7 r It is alsoone of the objects of-theinvention to construct both the. heachplate and the hub sections ofsheet metal whereby the whole may be made verylight inrweight and thehub sufficiently; yieldable to be, readily contracted to clamp'the sameuponvthe body portion and hold the head in adjusted posi- .in order. toregulate its tionthereon, and the following i's'a detailed plished Themain head-plate of this head is prefdescription of oneconstruction' ofbeamerably formed of sheet metal and. its periphcry which is preferablyas at 12,.to provide a stiffening flange-therefor, and the center ofthis plate is cut? out as at 13 to permit the passage of the end of thebeam therethrough.

rolled outwardly The hub member 14 is preferably'con structedof fourseparate sections 15, each havlng a body portion 16 formed on-the archead plate and at rightangles to each other. The radiating end membersof each section are spaced apart as at '18 and the end of each sectionis pierced as at 19 to permit the reduced end portion 20 of the lug 21to be riveted rigidly thereinto, the body portion I slotted as at 22, toslidably receive the reduced ends of the lugs23.

In order to contract these hub members to bind. the head in adjustedposition on the beam I have provided binding bolts 24: which passthrough the adjacent arms 17 of 1 up the nuts on these bolts thedifferent sections are caused tobe contracted and so lock the headsecurely to the beam.

In some instances the head-plate itself is formed in sections in whichcase I proofza circle with radiating end members. 17 all set edgewaysagainst the outer face of the vide guide fingers 25' and 26 and spotweld,

thedifferent sections'to hold the plate secthe different hub sectionswhereby by setting tions in alignment or in the same plane with eachother.

By my improved construction of beamhead I am enabled to doaway with theusual cumbersome cast iron hub which here- 'tofore has been employed forthis purpose and have provided one which is much lighter in weight, lessexpensive to construct, is stronger and more durable and by its use thecontractible members of the hub may be permanently secured to the outerface of the head-plate. by a welding operation 1 whereby the inner orworking face of the head is left plain and smooth, then again by myparticular construction the hub sections having radiating arms are setedg ways against the face ofthe head-plate, the plate is materiallyst'iiiened and one of compai'atively light. weight may be employed, andby the use of my: improved head-plate 'the 'hub may be readilycontracted to grip and bind the body portion of the beam and holdthe'head in any. adjusted posit on along its length.

The foregoing description is directed V solely towards the constructionillustrated,

but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege ofresorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device issusceptible, the invention being defined and limited O y by the terms ofthe appended claims. a I I 3 V I claim:

1. A beam-head comprising a main disc plate, a hub member on said plateformed of a plurality "of sections, each having its end turnedi''outwardly at right angles to each other and set edgeways against saidend turned outwardly at right angles to each other and set edgewa-ysagainst said plate, the ends of said arms being slotted, an attachinglug having its end riveted into said slot and having its body portionwelded to the face of said plate, the body of each section being alsoslotted, an attaching lug having its end slidably engaging said bodyslot and its body'portion welded to said plate, and binding boltsthrough the, adja cent arms of the different sections for contractingthe hub to bring the head in adjust ed position thereon. V I

3. A beam-headcomprisi-ng a main disc plate formed in sections, acontractible'f binding hub member formed in sections and havingradially-disposed arms 'Yfltllpllhell outer ends in engagement with theouter face of said plate to stifi'en the same, means for permanentlysecuring the ends of said armsto said plate, binding bolts through saidarms whereby said sections may be contracted to bind the head inadjusted position on the beam, and overlapping guide fingers on theadjacent edges of said plate sections to hold them" in alignment.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' FRANK MOSSBERG.

